Damon's POV
I came into my gaff with a pretty good attitude. Stefan is not here yet. I think he's with Paige and her mates. I was little taken back with Paige prying into my personal life. I was in town because I was feeding. I fucked up and left blood on my face. I feel like I made a huge mistake. I hope she won't read into what she saw. Then the door opened. It was Stefan. He looked like he wanted to rant and rave. I know him well enough to know his looks.
"Did you have fun with Paige and her mates?" I asked.
"Aye." He said.
Then I poured myself a glass off bourbon.
"Why did you have blood on your face? Are you resorting back to your old ways?" He asked.
I knew this was coming, The signs were all there.
"I knew this was coming." I said.
"Why do you do it?" He asked.
"I was peckish. I had nothing else better to do." I said.
"You say the same thing when you want to shag someone with just different terms." He said.
"I feed on humans because it's the best way to survive. Your life style makes you weak." I said.
"I'm going to ignore that you insulted me." He said.
"I know y'r miffed about something else. Go ahead purge." I said.
"What's your intentions with Paige?" He asked.
"I have non." I said.
"I know you. You always have motives. Trust me wouldn't be spending time with her if you didn't." He said.
"My only intention is to keep her safe." I said.
"She can take of her self. In less you fancy her. " He said.
"Alright you got me. I do fancy her." I said.
"How long has it been since you had a relationship?" He asked.
"It's been a long time." I said.
"So what have you been doing?" He asked.
"I've been doing all kinds of stuff." I said.
"There was one girl." I said.
"What was her name?" He asked.
"Her name was Bianca." I said.
"What happened with her?" He asked.
"She changed." I said.
Then I went to my dormitory. As I lye awake in bed, I think how my relationship with Stefan has splintered. He looks at me differently. He looks at me like the monster that I know I am.
Nobody's POV
There was a couple snogging in a car. The intense passion was building between them. Something made a noise outside. They stopped.
"What was that?" The girl asked.
"I'm sure it was nothing." The boy said.
They began to snog again. The noise started again.
"I'll be right back." The boy said.
"Be careful." The girl said.
Then the boy went looking for what made the noise. He was about to return because there was nothing. Then he screamed because he got bit. The girl heard him and went to look for him.
"Jared." She said.
She was frightened. She couldn't find him. She became worried.
"Jared where are you?" She asked.
Then she started to pace. She stepped on something. She turned back. It was Jared dead on the ground. She screamed. She ran the other way. The monster caught up to her and bit her. She died instantly.
Paige's POV
I was drinking coffee with my mates. Then I saw that there was fuzz in the woods. My dad was there and Dominique as well. She went towards me.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"There's been another attack. Two people completely drained of blood. The story for the town is another animal attack. I don't know how we can keep lying to them." She said.
"Do you think it's the same vampire who killed Rachel?" I asked.
"Yes." She said.
"Why do you think so?" I asked.
"It fits the pattern. The vampires obviously have no remorse for human life." She said.
"What are going to do?" I asked.
"We need some serious regulation in this town. There has to be vervain in the town water supply." She said.
"We'll see what we can do." I said.
Then we left the crime scene. We sat in silence on the way home. When we came home, we turned on the telly to watch the news.
"There's been another deadly animal attack..." The anchorman said.
The headline said found dead. Emily Pierce and Jared Bradley. Then the telephone ringed. I answered it.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Is this Paige?" She asked.
"You already are." I said.
"Oh hi Paige. This is Aria." She said.
"I wanted to invite you to Rachel's memorial. I know you didn't know her. It would still be for you to come." She said.
"Alright I'll be there." I said.
"That's bloody brill." She said.
"Cheerio." I said.
I hung up the phone. Then I got ready for the memorial. I knew I didn't know Rachel but it would still be nice to support Aria.
Damon's POV
I couldn't sleep during the night because I was thinking about Bianca. I know it's over between Bianca and me. It still bothers me the monster I let her become. I tried to remember the woman she used to be before she became a monster. I rummaged though old boxes that I've kept over the centuries. Then I found the thing I was looking for. Her photograph.
April 15, 2142
I was always one of those people who traveled every. I never had a place of my own. Right now I was in a club. It was loud I can barely hear myself think. Then I went to the dance floor to hear the band. Some people were dancing. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a girl dancing by herself. She was beautiful. She looked mysterious, seductive, complicated. I was being drawn to her. She has a slim figure. She has dark brown hair. She ahs piercing blue eyes. She noticed that I was looking at her. She looked at me several times. Then I went over towards her. She noticed right away that I was here.
"I noticed both of us were looking at each other." I said.
"What should I do about that?" She asked.
What just happened? Did she just reject me? That has never happened to me before.
"We should get to know each other." I said.
Am I getting soft? Why did I just say that?
"Well I look at lots of people that doesn't mean I want to get know them." She said.
She's playing hard to get.
"Do you want to get know me?" She asked.
"Aye I wouldn't mind." I said.
"Come over to my place. Alreet?" She asked.
"I'm Damon." I said.
"I'm Bianca." She said as I kissed her hand.
She smiled like you're never going to know me. Then we drove to her studio. Her studio looked interesting. It looked like she doesn't spend time in her that often.
"So this is my place." She said.
She sat down on the couch. I sat down next to her.
"What's your occupation?" I asked.
"I'm an artist." She said.
Then she stood up. She went to the kitchen.
"Do you want anything?" She asked.
"Do you have booze?" I asked.
"Which kind do you want?" She asked.
"I want beer." I said.
She poured us both beer into plastic cups. Then she sat next to me. She put her hand bag on her lap. She took out a fag and lit it. She puts her hand bag on the ground.
"Do you mind if I smoke?" She asked.
"Not at all." I said.
"Do you want one?" She asked.
"Sure." I said.
Then she lit mine.
"So what's your occupation?" She asked.
I was surprised that she asked me that.
"I'm an entrepreneur." I said.
"Ace." She said.
I was thinking about what I should I ask her about.
"What's your family like?" I asked.
"My family has been stained over the years. My parents are divorced. I have an older brother named Luke. I don't see my family very often. My mates are my family." She said.
"What's your family like?" She asked.
"There's not much to say. Both of my parents died-
"I'm sorry." She said.
"I have a younger brother. We're not close. I haven't seen him in a long time." I said.
Then she took a long drag. I don't know why I'm acting like this. I'm completely mesmerised by her.
"What was your childhood like?" She asked.
I had to think about this for a second. That was a part of my life I didn't want to revisit. I would have to be vulnerable. I don't like to. It's immensely hard because my emotions are heightened. The only way to let go of the past is to talk about them.
"During my childhood I was a free spirit. I didn't care what anyone thought." I said.
It's hard to let my guard down. Something about her makes me want to.
"I was practically mute during my childhood and until recently. No one asked me why. Not even my parents. I didn't have any mates because I thought I was inferior or something." She said.
"Sometimes I think I was born backwards like I came out of my mum the wrong way." She said.
"Why would you think that?" I asked.
She didn't answer. I figured she didn't want me to know.
"My childhood was pretty rough as well." I said.
"What happened?" She asked.
"My mum died during my brother's birth. It wasn't the same after that. My outlook on life changed. My dad changed as well. My dad hated me because I looked like her. I was a disappointment to him. He always wanted me to be someone I wasn't. I really loved my mum. She always made me feel special. Sometimes I don't think I'm that special." I said.
Then she came closer to me.
"But you are special." She said.
I didn't know what to say.
"What's your biggest fear?" She asked.
I never thought of my fears. I always think I'm not afraid of anything. I know that I have fears. I just choose not to show them.
"I don't have any." I said.
"I'm not scared of anything." She said
"Can you describe your self in a few words?" I asked.
"Well I'm rebellious, manipulative, and selfish. I'm not a nice person." She said.
"I'm arrogant, selfish, and impulsive." I said.
"Have you ever been in love?" She asked.
"I've been in love. It's painful, pointless, and over rated." I said.
"Love. Love. What's it good for? Absolutely nothing. " She said.
I completely agreed with her. She says profound things. I fancy her. I feel myself drawn to her. I don't even know her. If feels like I do. It's been a long time since I've been close to someone. I've been wanting to kiss her for a long time. Probably since we met. You know what? Fuck it. I want to kiss her. This doesn't mean I feel things. It's so much easier to turn it off. This isn't me. My lips crashed to hers. She kissed me back. She was frozen for a couple of minutes. She wrapped her arms around me. My arm went around her waist. I had to be closer. He tugged her hair. Then I moved so I was on top of her. WE were in state of passion. We snogged further.
Present day Paige's POV
I was getting ready for the memorial. I put on a black frock because it is wee bit chilly out there. I left a not on the kitchen table, to tell my dad I had left. I grabbed a pull over in the coat closet. I drove to the Calvary Chapel. I parked into a parking spot. I walked inside the church. I saw Aria.
"How r yeh doing, mate?" I asked.
"I've been doing better." She said.
I can tell something is up with someone.
"I just feel guilty. I should've been there when she died. I've been having nightmares. In the dream I'm always beside her. I'm with her in the woods. I see her being killed and I can't do anything stop it. I feel so hopeless." She said.
I wanted to cheer her up. I couldn't believe she actually thought this was her fault.
"It's not your fault. You had nothing to do with what happened." I said.
"Yes I dae. I was her mate. I should've been there for her." She said.
"Are ye sure ye want to be here? I mean we can go somewhere else. We can go see a film at the cinema if it's too much for yeh. Ye don't hae be here if yeh don't want to." I said.
"No I want to be here for her. That's what she would have wanted." She said.
Then I saw James and Violet have arrived. They met up with us.
"Oi chaps." I said.
"Hi." Aria said.
"Thanks for coming. It really appreciate it." Aria said.
"Yeh chaps r smashing mates." Aria said.
"We'll always be here for you." James said.
"I wouldn't know what to dae if yeh chaps weren't here. I would be miserable." Aria said.
Then the memorial started. The memorial mourned her life. Then we went to the luncheon afterwards.
Damon's POV flash back
It's been a week since I've seen Bianca. She is most interesting woman I have ever met. I've met a lot of women in my lifetime. It's diffrerent than the than the other times. I fucked Bianca because I felt something for her. That has never happened to me before. She has ringed me since that night. I ring her but she doesn't answer. I can't get her out of my head. I have to see her again. I drove to her house. I parked in front of the house. I walked in front of the porch. I knocked on the door. She opened the door.
"I'm not interested in anything you're selling." She said.
She noticed it was me.
"Oh it's you." She said.
"I have something to do. I can't deal with this right now. I'm busy." She said.
She was about to close the door but I stopped it with my hand.
"Why haven't you ringed me back?" I asked.
"You sound like a jealous boyfriend. Definitely not your most attractive look." She said.
"Oh what is my most attractive look?" I asked.
"I'm not saying you have any attractive looks. I'm just saying that is least favourite one." She said.
"So how haven't you ringed me back?" I asked.
"I've been busy. I've got course work." She said.
"Let's not make this a big deal. Alright? I thought we would just shag and that would be that. I thought we were just gonna be friends." She said.
"I can't be your friend." I said.
She sighed.
"I told you I don't want a relationship. I can't fall in love with anyone." She said.
What is she talking about
"So you're saying you didn't feel anything last night?" I asked.
"No I didn't." She said.
This is going to be a challenge for me.
"We'd be good together. Don't you think?" I asked.
"No." She said.
I was hurt.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because I'll break your heart." She said.
Is she threatening me? No one has ever done that. Why would I let myself get that close? I would break her heart first.
"Maybe I'll break yours." I said.
"Nobody breaks my heart." She said.
I wasn't expecting that.
"Damn you're not like other girls. Usually I'd be fucking them by now. You're different. That's why I fancy you." I said.
"Well a lot of people fancy me. That doesn't mean I fancy them." She said.
"I don't think we can be mates anymore." She said.
"Why?" I asked.
I was utterly confused.
"You came to my house acting like you know me." She said.
"I know you enough." I said.
"I told you I don't want a relationship." She said.
"I think you're afraid of relationships and getting hurt." I said.
"I'm not afraid of anything." She said.
"Can I come in?" I asked.
"No it's time for you to leave." She said as she shut the door.
What am I supposed to feel now? I guess I feel disappointed. I thought it work out between us. Why does it always turn to shit for me? Why can't I get the girl? She did mention that she attends university around town. I have to try to again with her. What's going on with me? This is not me.
A couple days of later
I'm in the car park of the university in my Camaro. I saw her right away. She stopped in front of my car. She looked surprised. I noticed she was smoking a spliff.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came to see you." I said.
"I told I don't do relationships." She said.
"Neither do I. I think we have something." I said.
She took a long drag.
"You're not giving up are you?" She asked.
"No." I said.
"When are you going to give up?" She asked.
"I will give up if you go on one date with me." I said.
"That's not going to happen." She said.
"Then I'll be here all day." I said.
"Okay fine I'll go out with you." She said.
"Alright where?" I said.
"I'll go anywhere." She said.
"Do you like Italian?" I asked.
"Yeah I like Italian food. That would be perfect." She said.
"I'll pick you up at seven." I said.
I left the car park. I was excited for our date to happen. I wasn't sure what's going to happen on our date. The reason I'm drawn to her is because no one has ever denied me before. I used to getting what I want. I feel like she will be a challenge. I love challenges. She doesn't show any interest in me. I think she tries to hide her emotions. I do the same thing.
